Improvement in fire-place grates



T. BROWN.

.FIRE-PLACE GRATE.

Patented MaylS, 1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS BROWN, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO. f

IMPRovi-:MENT IN FIRE-PLACE GRATEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,464, dated May 16, 1876; application filed october 1,1873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS BROWN, of Cleveland, in the.y county of Cuyahoga and State of' Ohio, have invented a new and useful' Improvement in Fire-Place Grates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description ot' the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon.

Y This invention is a lire-place grate of peculi-ar construction, consisting mainly of a series Ot' bars of uniform length and shape,- which are all secured in thesaine inclined plane, as will'be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a side view of the grate as applied to a fireplace; Fig. 2, a side elevation, and Fig a perspective view, ot' the grate, taken from the rear side.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe fully the mannerot constructing the same.

a a represent bars of equal length, all of which are bentalike, and united at the top to the cross-bar A, and at the bottom to crossbar B, asv shown.

The bar A has arms a a pendent at right angles thereto, the lower ends of which are united to the side bars ofthe series by tie-bars c c, as shown. f

d d represent books attached to the inner side of the arms a a', by means ot' which lthe grate is secured in place. e e represent V.- shaped irons, by means of which the adjacent ybars of the series are secured to each other,

the same being arranged alternately above and below the horizontal center-line, as shown.

The grate is supported in the tire-place by means of a supporting pin or hook at its lower part, and the hooks d d above, which are caught over any suitable pin or projection, as shown.

The advantages of the described construction are quite marked.

' The bars are held in the same inclined plane,

The projection of the V-shaped bars into the coal-space serves to loosen up the fuel,vprevent it from clogging, and permit the air to reach it readily and insure its periect'com-bustion.

The inclination of the bars is such that the fire is more exposed than when the bars are held in vertical lines, and the heat is radiated from itin such manner that the iioor is reached by the rays emanating from the lowest part of the grate. It causes a bright, clear fire; the ashes do not clog; no poking is needed, and all the heatingsurt'ace is brought to the air.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In an open lire-place grate adapted to have its entire front exposed to view, the combination of the inclined bars a. and inwardlyprojecting V-shaped irons e, arranged at regular intervals, and operating, by the settling of' the fuel, as permanent pokers to loosen up the said fuel and keep the front oty the grate clear and bright, substantially as derzcribed.

2.v In an open fireplace grate adapted to have its entire front exposed to View, the combination ofthe bars A B, inclined bars a, and projecting V-shaped irons e, substantially as described and shown.

3. ln combination with a grate having inclined bars, the vertical pieces a united to the cross-bars A, and the end inclined bar of the series, as described.

This specilication signed and witnessed this 24th day of September, 1873.

THos. BROWN.

Witnesses:

l?. W. PAYNE, ALVAH BENJAMIN. 

